Research Speed

[GeneralMcArthur]

Hey guys,

Generally speaking, by what year do you get to modern age, or industrial age? For example some say that they get to the industrial age around AD 100, or something like that.

 

[Uncle Dynamite]

I generally don't pay attention, but I think my best was Industrial Age around 900 - 1100 AD on Monarch, Normal map. Probably not the best, but I never focus on science until I hit the Industrial Age anyway. I think the only way to get to Industrial by 100 AD is through Accelerated Production, but I never use it

 

[Tacit_Exit]

Depends on difficulty level.

With tech trading, you can advance science much faster on higher levels, but are less likely to be able to maintain a tech lead.

Also the speed at which you contact rival civs will influence tech. for the same reasons.(Archepeligo Maps=SLOW techin').

My best: Future Tech1 in ~1600ad on Monarch level.

 

[Trev]

On Emperor level I lost by diplomacy inabout AD1435 ( Ibuilt the UN and the vote went against me) so Nuclear Fission was learnt prior to that time by enough turns required to build the UN

But this was unusually quick by my standards - I play on large map with continents and 9 civs or thereabouts

 

[Greyhawk1]

I generally rate my science advances as being ahead or behind dependent on the year. If I have techs well ahead of the real historical timeline I know I'm on course for a Space Race victory. If I'm building Knights in the 1700's I know I'm up the creek so to speak.

I'm still a beginner but the best finish I got was 1936 on Warlord with a Space Race victory, Pangaea, Large Map playing as Celts.

 

[Nightfang]

It all depends on the map, difficulty level, number of rival civs on the map, and play style, I think. I have had Regent games retire and everyone was just getting into the Modern techs, and then I have had Warlord games end with a space race victory in 1850AD or so.

I think my best Industrial Era was in 1300AD or so on Regent level.

I have seen space race launches in 1600 before, so it is all highly subjective

 

[Renata]

What everyone else has been saying. The biggest factors are land-mass type/number of civs (Pangaea, with the default number or more civs, tends to be fastest) and difficulty level (with research getting faster and faster at each higher level). World size can be an influence, too, particularly at the lower levels where you tend to be leading the tech race yourself, since techs take fewer beakers on smaller worlds.

But it varies a lot.

Renata